documentation: move ioctl-number.txt to Doc/ioctl/
PATCH 1/1 documentation: move ioctl-number.txt to Doc/ioctl/
From: Randy Dunlap <[email protected]>
Move ioctl-number.txt to Documentation/ioctl/ since it is ioctl-related. Add an ioctl/00-INDEX file.
Signed-off-by Randy Dunlap <[email protected]>
--- Documentation/00-INDEX | 4 Documentation/ioctl-number.txt | 201 ----------------------------------- Documentation/ioctl/00-INDEX | 10 + Documentation/ioctl/ioctl-number.txt | 201 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 4 files changed, 212 insertions(+), 204 deletions(-)
Documentation/ioctl-number.txt deleted +0 -201
@@ -1,201 +0,0 @@ -Ioctl Numbers -19 October 1999 -Michael Elizabeth Chastain -<[email protected]> - -If you are adding new ioctl's to the kernel, you should use the _IO -macros defined in <linux/ioctl.h>: - - _IO an ioctl with no parameters - _IOW an ioctl with write parameters (copy_from_user) - _IOR an ioctl with read parameters (copy_to_user) - _IOWR an ioctl with both write and read parameters. - -'Write' and 'read' are from the user's point of view, just like the -system calls 'write' and 'read'. For example, a SET_FOO ioctl would -be _IOW, although the kernel would actually read data from user space; -a GET_FOO ioctl would be _IOR, although the kernel would actually write -data to user space. - -The first argument to _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR is an identifying letter -or number from the table below. Because of the large number of drivers, -many drivers share a partial letter with other drivers. - -If you are writing a driver for a new device and need a letter, pick an -unused block with enough room for expansion: 32 to 256 ioctl commands. -You can register the block by patching this file and submitting the -patch to Linus Torvalds. Or you can e-mail me at <[email protected]> and -I'll register one for you. - -The second argument to _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR is a sequence number -to distinguish ioctls from each other. The third argument to _IOW, -_IOR, or _IOWR is the type of the data going into the kernel or coming -out of the kernel (e.g. 'int' or 'struct foo'). NOTE! Do NOT use -sizeof(arg) as the third argument as this results in your ioctl thinking -it passes an argument of type size_t. - -Some devices use their major number as the identifier; this is OK, as -long as it is unique. Some devices are irregular and don't follow any -convention at all. - -Following this convention is good because: - -(1) Keeping the ioctl's globally unique helps error checking: - if a program calls an ioctl on the wrong device, it will get an - error rather than some unexpected behaviour. - -(2) The 'strace' build procedure automatically finds ioctl numbers - defined with _IO, _IOW, _IOR, or _IOWR. - -(3) 'strace' can decode numbers back into useful names when the - numbers are unique. - -(4) People looking for ioctls can grep for them more easily when - this convention is used to define the ioctl numbers. - -(5) When following the convention, the driver code can use generic - code to copy the parameters between user and kernel space. - -This table lists ioctls visible from user land for Linux/i386. It contains -most drivers up to 2.3.14, but I know I am missing some. - -Code Seq# Include File Comments -======================================================== -0x00 00-1F linux/fs.h conflict! -0x00 00-1F scsi/scsi_ioctl.h conflict! -0x00 00-1F linux/fb.h conflict! -0x00 00-1F linux/wavefront.h conflict! -0x02 all linux/fd.h -0x03 all linux/hdreg.h -0x04 D2-DC linux/umsdos_fs.h Dead since 2.6.11, but don't reuse these. -0x06 all linux/lp.h -0x09 all linux/md.h -0x12 all linux/fs.h - linux/blkpg.h -0x1b all InfiniBand Subsystem <http://www.openib.org/> -0x20 all drivers/cdrom/cm206.h -0x22 all scsi/sg.h -'#' 00-3F IEEE 1394 Subsystem Block for the entire subsystem -'1' 00-1F <linux/timepps.h> PPS kit from Ulrich Windl - <ftp://ftp.de.kernel.org/pub/linux/daemons/ntp/PPS/> -'8' all SNP8023 advanced NIC card - <mailto:[email protected]> -'A' 00-1F linux/apm_bios.h -'B' C0-FF advanced bbus - <mailto:[email protected]> -'C' all linux/soundcard.h -'D' all arch/s390/include/asm/dasd.h -'E' all linux/input.h -'F' all linux/fb.h -'H' all linux/hiddev.h -'I' all linux/isdn.h -'J' 00-1F drivers/scsi/gdth_ioctl.h -'K' all linux/kd.h -'L' 00-1F linux/loop.h -'L' 20-2F driver/usb/misc/vstusb.h -'L' E0-FF linux/ppdd.h encrypted disk device driver - <http://linux01.gwdg.de/~alatham/ppdd.html> -'M' all linux/soundcard.h -'N' 00-1F drivers/usb/scanner.h -'P' all linux/soundcard.h -'Q' all linux/soundcard.h -'R' 00-1F linux/random.h -'S' all linux/cdrom.h conflict! -'S' 80-81 scsi/scsi_ioctl.h conflict! -'S' 82-FF scsi/scsi.h conflict! -'T' all linux/soundcard.h conflict! -'T' all arch/x86/include/asm/ioctls.h conflict! -'U' 00-EF linux/drivers/usb/usb.h -'V' all linux/vt.h -'W' 00-1F linux/watchdog.h conflict! -'W' 00-1F linux/wanrouter.h conflict! -'X' all linux/xfs_fs.h -'Y' all linux/cyclades.h -'[' 00-07 linux/usb/usbtmc.h USB Test and Measurement Devices - <mailto:[email protected]> -'a' all ATM on linux - <http://lrcwww.epfl.ch/linux-atm/magic.html> -'b' 00-FF bit3 vme host bridge - <mailto:[email protected]> -'c' 00-7F linux/comstats.h conflict! -'c' 00-7F linux/coda.h conflict! -'c' 80-9F arch/s390/include/asm/chsc.h -'d' 00-FF linux/char/drm/drm/h conflict! -'d' 00-DF linux/video_decoder.h conflict! -'d' F0-FF linux/digi1.h -'e' all linux/digi1.h conflict! -'e' 00-1F linux/video_encoder.h conflict! -'e' 00-1F net/irda/irtty.h conflict! -'f' 00-1F linux/ext2_fs.h -'h' 00-7F Charon filesystem - <mailto:[email protected]> -'i' 00-3F linux/i2o.h -'j' 00-3F linux/joystick.h -'l' 00-3F linux/tcfs_fs.h transparent cryptographic file system - <http://mikonos.dia.unisa.it/tcfs> -'l' 40-7F linux/udf_fs_i.h in development: - <http://sourceforge.net/projects/linux-udf/> -'m' all linux/mtio.h conflict! -'m' all linux/soundcard.h conflict! -'m' all linux/synclink.h conflict! -'m' 00-1F net/irda/irmod.h conflict! -'n' 00-7F linux/ncp_fs.h -'n' E0-FF video/matrox.h matroxfb -'o' 00-1F fs/ocfs2/ocfs2_fs.h OCFS2 -'p' 00-0F linux/phantom.h conflict! (OpenHaptics needs this) -'p' 00-3F linux/mc146818rtc.h conflict! -'p' 40-7F linux/nvram.h -'p' 80-9F user-space parport - <mailto:[email protected]> -'q' 00-1F linux/serio.h -'q' 80-FF Internet PhoneJACK, Internet LineJACK - <http://www.quicknet.net> -'r' 00-1F linux/msdos_fs.h -'s' all linux/cdk.h -'t' 00-7F linux/if_ppp.h -'t' 80-8F linux/isdn_ppp.h -'u' 00-1F linux/smb_fs.h -'v' 00-1F linux/ext2_fs.h conflict! -'v' all linux/videodev.h conflict! -'w' all CERN SCI driver -'y' 00-1F packet based user level communications - <mailto:[email protected]> -'z' 00-3F CAN bus card - <mailto:[email protected]> -'z' 40-7F CAN bus card - <mailto:[email protected]> -0x80 00-1F linux/fb.h -0x81 00-1F linux/videotext.h -0x89 00-06 arch/x86/include/asm/sockios.h -0x89 0B-DF linux/sockios.h -0x89 E0-EF linux/sockios.h SIOCPROTOPRIVATE range -0x89 F0-FF linux/sockios.h SIOCDEVPRIVATE range -0x8B all linux/wireless.h -0x8C 00-3F WiNRADiO driver - <http://www.proximity.com.au/~brian/winradio/> -0x90 00 drivers/cdrom/sbpcd.h -0x93 60-7F linux/auto_fs.h -0x99 00-0F 537-Addinboard driver - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xA0 all linux/sdp/sdp.h Industrial Device Project - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xA3 80-8F Port ACL in development: - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xA3 90-9F linux/dtlk.h -0xAB 00-1F linux/nbd.h -0xAC 00-1F linux/raw.h -0xAD 00 Netfilter device in development: - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xAE all linux/kvm.h Kernel-based Virtual Machine - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xB0 all RATIO devices in development: - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xB1 00-1F PPPoX <mailto:[email protected]> -0xCB 00-1F CBM serial IEC bus in development: - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xDD 00-3F ZFCP device driver see drivers/s390/scsi/ - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xF3 00-3F video/sisfb.h sisfb (in development) - <mailto:[email protected]> -0xF4 00-1F video/mbxfb.h mbxfb - <mailto:[email protected]>
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@@ -185,9 +185,7 @@ input/ io_ordering.txt - info on ordering I/O writes to memory-mapped addresses. ioctl/ - - directory with documents describing various IOCTL calls. -ioctl-number.txt - - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls. + - documents describing various IOCTL calls and how to implement/register IOCTLs iostats.txt - info on I/O statistics Linux kernel provides. irqflags-tracing.txt
Documentation/ioctl/00-INDEX new file +10 -0
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@ +00-INDEX + - this file +cdrom.txt + - summary of CDROM ioctl calls +hdio.txt + - summary of HDIO_ ioctl calls +ioctl-decoding.txt + - how to decode the bits of an IOCTL code +ioctl-number.txt + - how to implement and register device/driver ioctl calls